Ask the Memphian: How does the Orpheum determine its Broadway season lineup?
The Orpheum Theatre is located at 203 S. Main St. in Downtown Memphis. (Courtesy Orpheum Theatre Group)
Take a look at the Orpheum Theatre’s 2026-2027 lineup of touring Broadway shows, and you’ll find a lot of variety.
“Clue” and “Monty Python’s Spamalot” are based on two classic comedy films from the ’70s and ’80s, while “The Great Gatsby” is an extravagant adaptation of the great American novel.
“Boop! The Musical” is a fun, family-friendly production inspired by a 1930s cartoon character, while “Hell’s Kitchen” is a biopic about the early life of singer-songwriter Alicia Keys.
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is a sequel to the best-selling book series of all time, while “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical” is a comedy based on a British deception operation during World War II.
But while the shows in the upcoming lineup are different, they do share a key similarity: They were all picked carefully, thoughtfully — and with Memphis in mind.
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John Klyce
John Klyce is an enterprise reporter with The Daily Memphian who writes a wide range of in-depth features, as well as profiles about local leaders, scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else doing exciting and important work in this city. He previously spent four years with the Memphis Business Journal, where he covered public companies, startups, and innovation, and a fifth year with The Commercial Appeal, where he covered education, and chronicled how gun violence and poverty were affecting Memphis youth and their families. He has also been a fellow with the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. John has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Boston University.
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